पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 2, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha244.62°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.38°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra269.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani233.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

Siliguri, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:48
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:27 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:46 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:05 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:25 – 16:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:25 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:05 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:46 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:27 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869259.27
Julian Day2457724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.16°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0894°), declination -21.99°, EoT 9.75 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)